# 両

| 両 | U+4E21, &#20001; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E21 |
| ← 丠 [U+4E20] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 丢 → [U+4E22] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 兩 |
| Shinjitai | 両 |
| Simplified | 两 |

### Han character

両 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+5, 6 strokes, cangjie input 一山月 (MUB), four-corner 1022$_7$, composition ⿱一⿻冂山 or ⿻⿱一山冂 or ⿻山⿱一冂)

#### Derived characters

* 𠈓, 輌

#### See also

* 満, 𭱩, 𥈞

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 78, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46
* Dae Jaweon: page 157, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 19, character 1
* Unihan data for U+4E21

## Chinese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 両 – see 兩 (“two; two; etc.”). (This character is the draft (1955) first-round simplified and variant form of 兩).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 両 |
| Kyūjitai | 兩 |

### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 兩)
* both
* old Japanese coin
* two
* counter for carriages

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 兩 (MC ljangX); compare Mandarin 兩 / 两 (liǎng):
* Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)
* Tō-on: りゃん (ryan)
From Middle Chinese 兩 (MC ljangH); compare Mandarin 兩 / 两 (liàng):
* Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)
* Tō-on: りゃん (ryan)
From native Japanese roots:
* Kun: ころ (koro, 両)、ふたたび (futatabi, 両び)、ふたつ (futatsu, 両つ)、もろ (moro, 両)
* Nanori: ふた (futa)、ふる (furu)、もろ (moro)

#### Compounds

* 両性説
* 一両
* 十両
* 千両
* 両々, 両両
* 両院
* 両家
* 両蓋
* 両岸
* 両眼
* 両義
* 両脚
* 両極
* 両軍
* 両舷
* 両虎
* 両口
* 両国
* 両三
* 両氏
* 両耳
* 両社
* 両者
* 両手
* 両種
* 両親
* 両人
* 両刃
* 両性
* 両成敗
* 両棲
* 両生
* 両舌
* 両前
* 両全
* 両像
* 両側
* 両足
* 両袖
* 両損
* 両替
* 両端
* 両断
* 両天秤
* 両度
* 両党
* 両刀
* 両頭
* 両得
* 両凸
* 進退両難
* 両日
* 硬軟両派
* 両肌, 両膚
* 両膝
* 両肘
* 両部神道
* 両分
* 両陛下
* 両便
* 両名
* 両面
* 両目
* 両雄
* 両様
* 両洋
* 両用
* 両翼
* 両立
* 両輪
* 両隣
* 両論
* 両脇
* 両腕
* 両方
* 両開き
* 両建て
* 両差し
* 両思い
* 両切り
* 車両

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 両
* りょう Grade: 3
* on'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 兩 (kyūjitai)
From Middle Chinese 兩 (MC ljangX, “two, both”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) りょー [ryóꜜò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɾʲo̞ː]
* This pitch accent only applies when this is used as a standalone noun.

#### Noun

両(りょう) • (ryō)
* the both of something
    両(りょう)の手(て)で
       ryō no te de
       with both hands
* a traditional unit of currency

#### Prefix

両(りょう) • (ryō-)
* both

##### Derived terms

* 両(りょう)足(あし) (ryōashi)
* 両(りょう)腕(うで) (ryōude)
* 両(りょう)側(がわ) (ryōgawa)
* 両(りょう)利(き)き (ryōkiki)
* 両(りょう)手(て) (ryōte)
* 両(りょう)隣(どなり) (ryōdonari)
* 両(りょう)耳(みみ) (ryōmimi)
* 両(りょう)目(め) (ryōme)
* 両(りょう)親(しん) (ryōshin)
* 両(りょう)極(きょく) (ryōkyoku)
* 両(りょう)替(がえ) (ryōgae)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 両
* ころ Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 兩 (kyūjitai)
From Old Japanese. Possibly related to root koro in reference to rolling, as in 転ぶ (korobu, “to tumble, to fall; to roll”), ころころ (korokoro, “rollingly”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ko̞ɾo̞]

#### Counter

両(ころ) • (-koro)
* (obsolete) a traditional unit of weight, roughly equivalent to 37.5 grams

##### Usage notes

The koro reading appears to be obsolete, superseded by ryō above.

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 両
* りょう Grade: 3
* on'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 兩 (kyūjitai) 輛 輌
Probably from Middle Chinese 輛 (MC *ljangH, “counter for vehicles”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɾʲo̞ː]

#### Counter

両(りょう) • (-ryō)
* a car of a train
    この電(でん)車(しゃ)は六(ろく)両(りょう)編(へん)成(せい)です。
       Kono densha wa rokuryō hensei desu.
       This train consists of six cars.

##### Usage notes

Usually replaces 輛 and extended shinjitai form 輌 in modern usage.

##### Derived terms

* 車(しゃ)両(りょう) (sharyō)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
   * Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN